Welcome to IMA East's member meeting in April with Bio Skandia!
When Bio Skandia opened its doors in the early 1920s, film was a young art form, and Swedish silent film experienced its golden age. Architect Gunnar Asplund was commissioned to create a premiere cinema on Drottninggatan, and his vision resulted in a stylish, Scandinavian interpretation of the lavish film houses of the time.
Skandia's salon is characterised by a firmament inspired by the starry nights of Sicily and wall decorations by some of the leading young Swedish artists of the 1920s. The auditorium became a symbol of the magic of cinema with several gilded works of art. A Wurlitzer organ, which was hoisted up from the floor, also enhanced the magnificent experience.
Over the years, Skandia has undergone several renovations, but in the late 1980s, extensive restoration work began to revive Asplund's original vision. After celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2023, the future of the cinema was threatened, but thanks to a crowdfunding campaign by the Stockholm Film Festival, it was able to be saved.
During the evening we also get a tour with a lecture by Kjell Furberg who is a cinema historian, Asplund connoisseur and author and photographer of the book "Swedish Cinemas" (Prisma 2000).
He tells us about the most important Swedish architect of the 20th century, Gunnar Asplund, who decorated the world-famous Skandia in 1923, and invited eight young artists to decorate the cinema. Asplund worked here with humour and spirituality, hints and surprises.
In 1989, Kjell Furberg created the exhibition and catalogue "The Cinema – The Picture Palace in Sweden" at the Museum of Architecture. During the 1990s, he carried out a nationwide cinema inventory for the Swedish National Heritage Board. In 2001 he was one of the producers of the publication "Skandiabiografen – En appel" (The Skandia Cinema – An Appeal) and the associated Skandia exhibition at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts.
We will get some food from our Buisness Member Eatery
Agenda
17.30 Register and mingle.
18.00 Information and guided tour with Kjell Furberg
19.45 Information about event on Bio Skandia and from IMA and Eatery
21.00 Thank you for today
Please note: times are approximate
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Last day to register is 11 April
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In case of no-show, we charge a fee of 100 SEK.
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IMA East Steering Committee
